NCT05084014

EFFECTS OF DEEP STRIPPING VERSUS KNEADING ON PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION AND FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS

EFFECTS OF DEEP STRIPPING VERSUS KNEADING ON PAIN, RANGE OF MOTION AND FUNCTIONAL ACTIVITY AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH KNEE OSTEOARTHRITIS: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 44 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Lahore · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 40 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a randomized controlled trial, 44 participants selected based on inclusion criteria from physical therapy department of Surriya Azeem Surgical Hospital, Pattoki. Participants randomly recruited into two groups, 22 in deep stripping group receiving deep stripping with conventional physical therapy and 22 in kneading group receiving kneading with conventional physical therapy. Pain, range of motion and functional mobility are the primary outcomes measured by numeric pain rating scale, universal goniometer and lower extremity functional scale. Data collected at the baseline, at the 6th session, and the 12th session.

Detailed description

In this randomized controlled trial, 44 individuals with knee osteoarthritis (II-III grade of Kellgren-Lawrence scale) pre-diagnosed by an orthopedic, were assessed for eligibility from the physical therapy department of Surriya Azeem Surgical Hospital, Pattoki. Participants with any other musculoskeletal disorder, cognitive problem and receiving any treatment within the past three months were excluded from the study. The participants were randomly recruited into two groups with 22 participants in each group. Group A received deep stripping along with conventional physiotherapy and group B received kneading along with conventional physiotherapy. Both the deep stripping and kneading technique applied on the quadriceps muscle group, hamstring muscle group and around the knee joint. Data collected by a blinded assessor at the baseline, at the 6th session, and the 12th session. Outcome measures were pain (measured by Numeric Pain Rating Scale), range of motion (measured by Universal Goniometer), and functional mobility (assessed by Lower Extremity Functional Scale). After collecting the data, normality of the data will be entered and analyzed in Statistical Package for the Social Sciences and than the statistical test will be applied to compare the within group analysis and between group analysis.

Conditions

• Knee Osteoarthritis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Deep Stripping	The deep longitudinal stripping can be applied on adhesions and knots in muscles. The lengthening stokes are parallel to muscle fiber and applied in an oblique direction with the help of the thumbs of hands/ elbow/ knuckles
OTHER	Kneading	kneading lifts the muscle in circular movements with the help of the hands. It lifted, rolled, and squeezed muscle

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-02-11
• Primary completion: 2024-10-11
• Completion: 2024-10-11
• First posted: 2021-10-19
• Last updated: 2025-05-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Pakistan